# Internet censorship detected in Russia

**Country:** 🇷🇺 Russia (RU)
**Date:** 2026-04-14
**Type:** Censorship
**Severity:** CRITICAL
**Status:** suspected

## Summary

CenAlert detected interference. Impact: 0.7. Reported by: HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 125/173 probes blocked (72.3%) for bbc.com.

## Metrics

- Confidence: 65%
- Measurements: 1
- Anomaly Rate: 0.7%

## Evidence

- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 125/173 probes blocked (72.3%) for bbc.com
  - Observed: 2026-04-14
  - Confidence: 87%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 120/172 probes blocked (69.8%) for facebook.com
  - Observed: 2026-04-14
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 116/172 probes blocked (67.4%) for instagram.com
  - Observed: 2026-04-14
  - Confidence: 85%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (tcp-reset): 123/172 probes blocked (71.5%) for medium.com
  - Observed: 2026-04-14
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)
- **CENSOREDPLANET** (http-probe): HTTPS blocking (timeout): 117/170 probes blocked (68.8%) for whatsapp.com
  - Observed: 2026-04-14
  - Confidence: 86%
  - [CensoredPlanet raw-data portal (no per-measurement permalink)](https://data.censoredplanet.org)

## What we cannot say

- **Who caused it** — measurement data alone does not attribute the interference to any government, ISP, or other actor.
- **Intent** — anomalous or unreachable measurements indicate interference, not a stated motive or a deliberate-vs-incidental determination.
- **Sub-national scope** — measurement is aggregated at the country level; we cannot localize to a province, city, or network segment.
- **Independent corroboration** — this rests on a single source; treat it as a single-source signal, not a multi-source confirmation.

## Data Sources

censoredplanet

## Citation

Voidly Research. (2026). Internet censorship detected in Russia [RU-2026-0418]. Retrieved from https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-0418

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*Report generated by Voidly Research on 2026-06-21*
*Data licensed under CC BY 4.0*
*Incident ID: RU-2026-0418*
*Permalink: https://voidly.ai/incident/RU-2026-0418*